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Donning a pair of white cotton gloves, Niles Elvery delicately turns the pages of a book that is more than 100 years old. It is his favourite piece from the Queensland State Library's Anzac collection and he is more than happy to show it off....

Australia's Victoria Cross and Cross of Valour recipients will be honoured in a nation-first exhibition that will go on display today for travellers taking part in a World War One troop train re-enactment....

Next week, a group of Indigenous Australian soldiers will travel to Gallipoli to pay tribute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander soldiers. It's unclear exactly how many Indigenous soldiers served in World War One, but it's estimated around 50 went to Gallipoli. The service will include ...

The NSW village of Candelo was one of the communities all over Australia that celebrated the first Australia Day on 30 July 1915. It was the original Australia Day, a national event to raise funds for troops wounded at Gallipoli....